Chapter 2 of A book of dear dead women is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of A book of dear dead women is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I do not know what else we said. We talked with merriment and unrestraint. Then he bowed, spoke a few words with some of the others, and retired. He has gray-blue eyes that deepen and darken when he talks. He is very small for a man, but so exquisitely proportioned that he gives the impression of stateliness and height.
Chapter 2 of A book of dear dead women is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading “Then he bowed, spoke a few words with some of the others, and retired.”
become dark or darker
From this reading “He has gray-blue eyes that deepen and darken when he talks.”
make more intense, stronger, or more marked
From this reading “He has gray-blue eyes that deepen and darken when he talks.”
in a delicate manner
From this reading “He is very small for a man, but so exquisitely proportioned that he gives the impression of stateliness and height.”
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading “He is very small for a man, but so exquisitely proportioned that he gives the impression of stateliness and height.”
past form of “proportion” — give pleasant proportions to
From this reading “He is very small for a man, but so exquisitely proportioned that he gives the impression of stateliness and height.”
no longer active in your work or profession
From this reading “Then he bowed, spoke a few words with some of the others, and retired.”
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
From this reading “He has gray-blue eyes that deepen and darken when he talks.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Then he bowed, spoke a few words with some of the others, and retired.”
In this reading “He is very small for a man, but so exquisitely proportioned that he gives the impression of stateliness and height.”
In this reading “We talked with merriment and unrestraint.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then he bowed, spoke a few words with some of the others, and retired.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We talked with merriment and unrestraint.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading Then he bowed, spoke a few words with some of the others, and retired.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He is very small for a man, but so exquisitely proportioned that he gives the impression of stateliness and height.
become dark or darker
From this reading He has gray-blue eyes that deepen and darken when he talks.
make more intense, stronger, or more marked
From this reading He has gray-blue eyes that deepen and darken when he talks.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not know what else we said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I do not know what else we said.
in a delicate manner
From this reading He is very small for a man, but so exquisitely proportioned that he gives the impression of stateliness and height.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He has gray-blue eyes that deepen and darken when he talks.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Then he bowed, spoke a few words with some of the others, and retired.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He is very small for a man, but so exquisitely proportioned that he gives the impression of stateliness and height.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading He is very small for a man, but so exquisitely proportioned that he gives the impression of stateliness and height.
of blue tinged with grey
From this reading He has gray-blue eyes that deepen and darken when he talks.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has gray-blue eyes that deepen and darken when he talks.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he bowed, spoke a few words with some of the others, and retired.
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading He is very small for a man, but so exquisitely proportioned that he gives the impression of stateliness and height.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do not know what else we said.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading He is very small for a man, but so exquisitely proportioned that he gives the impression of stateliness and height.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is very small for a man, but so exquisitely proportioned that he gives the impression of stateliness and height.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I do not know what else we said.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He is very small for a man, but so exquisitely proportioned that he gives the impression of stateliness and height.
a gay feeling
From this reading We talked with merriment and unrestraint.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not know what else we said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then he bowed, spoke a few words with some of the others, and retired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he bowed, spoke a few words with some of the others, and retired.
past form of “proportion” — give pleasant proportions to
From this reading He is very small for a man, but so exquisitely proportioned that he gives the impression of stateliness and height.
no longer active in your work or profession
From this reading Then he bowed, spoke a few words with some of the others, and retired.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I do not know what else we said.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He is very small for a man, but so exquisitely proportioned that he gives the impression of stateliness and height.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He is very small for a man, but so exquisitely proportioned that he gives the impression of stateliness and height.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Then he bowed, spoke a few words with some of the others, and retired.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Then he bowed, spoke a few words with some of the others, and retired.
an elaborate manner of doing something
From this reading He is very small for a man, but so exquisitely proportioned that he gives the impression of stateliness and height.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading We talked with merriment and unrestraint.
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
From this reading He has gray-blue eyes that deepen and darken when he talks.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He has gray-blue eyes that deepen and darken when he talks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then he bowed, spoke a few words with some of the others, and retired.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he bowed, spoke a few words with some of the others, and retired.
the quality of lacking restraint
From this reading We talked with merriment and unrestraint.
precisely as stated
From this reading He is very small for a man, but so exquisitely proportioned that he gives the impression of stateliness and height.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I do not know what else we said.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I do not know what else we said.
at the time that
From this reading He has gray-blue eyes that deepen and darken when he talks.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We talked with merriment and unrestraint.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Then he bowed, spoke a few words with some of the others, and retired.
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